Odisha HRD

Two great feedback to the Higher Education Task Force

Earlier in https://www.orissalinks.com/archives/3327 I mentioned the mechanism to provide formal feedback to the Higher Education Task Force. I have received some feedback. Among them I highlight two of them below as they are good examples of feedback that has a good chance of having an impact.

The first one is about the Paradeep region. The complete feedback is at http://www.orissa2020.org/paradeep-area. Following is an excerpt from that feedback.

1. To develop and upgrade the Orissa Maritime Institute, Paradeep excellence at par with a world class institute. 
2. To start a National Institute of Port Management at Paradeep on the lines of Fire institute, Nagpur well equipped for port engineering and designing,  keeping the new upcoming port in the state and the country. 
3. To  start a National Marine Research Institute specifically keeping the Olive ridley, mangroves, and marine ecology in the surrounding area.
4. …

This feedback is extremely valuable as I had no idea that there was a Orissa Maritime Institute in Paradeep. It proposes institute that are very specific to Paradeep and it is obvious how Paradeep is the right location for these institutes. I would request others to consider giving feedback in a similar style: specific to a particular location. If one has ideas and knowledge about multiple locations, then please consider giving them separately. One can of course give feedback in whatever style they want. But my gut instinct is that feedback in the above style has a higher chance of having an impact. The task force just has to look at the bullet points and if convinced add it to the specific plans for that region.

Here is another example of a good feedback. It is about the Hinjilicut region and the complete feedback is at http://www.orissa2020.org/hinjlicut-area. Following is an excerpt.

A. Science College, Hinjilicut (Established in 1963) is the 2nd best College in the district after Khallikote College, Berhampur. There is a long demand for opening PG Stream Courses with MBA and MCA!!! Hope you would take care by converting its Status to an Autonomous College as a best regard to this district.

B. Women’s College: In memory to Late Gyan Patnaik, request to open a Women’s college (at least a State level institute) at Hinjilicut as you can notice towns like Bhanjanagar / Aska / Chatrapur / Digapahandi are having Women’s college, but we are yet to start a Women’s college in this Town.

The complete list of areas that I hope to be able to push for is at http://www.orissa2020.org/home/area-wise-plan. Based on my knowledge I have made some initial bullet points for some of those areas. I would appreciate your feedback on specific areas in that list.

4 comments October 22nd, 2009

Samaja op-ed in support of Vedanta University

1 comment October 22nd, 2009

Orissa Maritime Academy in Paradip offers 6-month courses for class X pass students

The web page of this institute is http://www.orissamaritime.com/. Following is an excerpt from its page http://www.orissamaritime.com/course.htm

The curriculum has been designed to impart an integrated and comprehensive training as per the standard of International Maritime Organization and guidelines issued by the Director General of Shipping, Government of India. The course has covered all aspects of seafaring profession to Deck and Engine Ratings. Apart from the theory and in-house practical classes, the trainees are exposed to extensive practical training onboard Port crafts, Marine Workshop, Electrical Workshop of Paradip Port Trust as per convenience of Paradip Port Authority. The trainees are also given physical, parade and swimming training. The Academy organizes a number of ships’ visit to different types of ships berthed at Paradip Port.  The medium of instruction is in English only. The trainees have to undergo the following STCW (Standard of Training Certification and Watch-keeping) courses during the training period at their own cost. Personal Survival Techniques (PST) Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting (FPFF) Elementary First Aid (EFA) Personal Safety and Social Responsibility (PSSR) Oil Tanker Familiarization Course (OTFC) optional

Course offered: Pre-sea General Purpose Rating Training.(Ship’s crew) Duration: 6(six) months, compulsory residential.   Educational qualification: Pass in 10th standard from a recognized Board with Science, Mathematics and English as subjects. Candidates should have 40% in aggregate in 10th standard and (40% in English either in 10th or in +2 levels.) Age: Must have completed 17½ years and must be below 25 years of age as on date of commencement of course. Medical standard: All the candidates should be physically fit for the sea service as per Merchant Shipping Act (Medical Examination for Seafarers) Rules, 2000. Eyesight should be 6/6 with normal vision – no colour blindness and height – 158 cm, weight – 48 kgs. How to apply: Application forms and prospectus are to be downloaded from our website www.orissamaritime.com and completed application forms should be submitted to the Academy along with a demand draft of Rs.100/-(one hundred) and attested xerox copy of relevant documents. Selection procedure: The intake capacity of the Academy is 40(forty) per batch. In case eligible candidates do not receive any call letter prior 10 days before commencement of the course, they should contact the Academy over telephone to inquire about the status of their application form. The training commences on 1st of January and 1st of July every year. The short listed (eligible) candidates will be called to the Academy for selection. In the selection procedure, the candidate has to undergo a medical test. In order to ascertain the merit of the candidates, the Academy may conduct a written and viva-voce test in English. The applicant will have to attend the above tests at their own expenses at Paradip. The selection will be on strictly merit basis. There will be a reservation of 15% of seats for SC/ST candidates and 10% for the children of Paradip Port Trust employees. However, if the number of required candidates in the above categories is not available, the vacancy will be offered to the general candidates. Course fees: The course fees is Rs.50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only). The entire fee is payable in one installment in shape of a demand draft drawn in favour of “Orissa Maritime Academy” payable at Paradip on the date of admission. The course fee includes tuition fees, uniform, boarding and lodging during the stay in the academy. No stipend is payable during the training period. As per D.G Shipping orders, 50% discount in course fees will be given to female candidates. The candidate has to deposit caution money of Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand only), which will be refunded to him/her without any interest after adjusting the claim of the Academy towards any loss/damage/fine for any indiscipline act. The course fees for five STCW courses are extra to be borne by candidates. Hostel facility: The Academy has got its own hostel inside the premises, which provides lodging and boarding. Each trainee will be provided with a cot, cupboard, bed sheet, mosquito net, pillow with cover, mattress, utensils etc. … ISSUE OF CDC After completing the Pre-Sea Training (G.P.) and STCW’95 Basic Safety Courses, the successful trainees are eligible to obtain the Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) from the Shipping Master, Government of India. The Academy will provide required assistance to the individual candidates to obtain the CDC.

32 comments October 22nd, 2009

Orissa Education and HRD related headlines from our sister site in Twitter (August 20 – October 20 2009)

Our sister site in Twitter is http://twitter.com/orissalinks. (Often when we are busy or do not feel like writing a full posting here, we post a micro-blog in our Twitter sister site. The Twitter sister site also automatically adds the headline from this site and the orissagrowth site. Once in a  while we will collect those headlines here. But readers wanting a broader and more immediate coverage should consider following our Twitter site at http://twitter.com/orissalinks.) Following are some selected items from that site between August 20th and October 20th 2009.

• IGNOU to start 5 vocational training and educational programs in Kandhamal, Orissa. http://bit.ly/1LLrpt
• http://bit.ly/YDZyS IIIT Bhubaneswar inaugurated. Article mentions an Entrepreneurship Development Inst. having been established. Where?
• Max Phd prod in US between 99 & 03: Berkeley 2175, Seoul nanl U 1655, Nanl Taiwan U 1190, & Beijing Univ 1153. http://bit.ly/noV2h
• Indian Inst of Legal Metrology (IILM) at Ranchi, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Bangalore & Faridabad have microbalance m/c. http://bit.ly/bMcVT The microbalance m/cs can be used to detect forged signatures. They can detect exact wt of objects of relatively small mass like a signature.
• India needs more civil engineers. http://bit.ly/T574W IIT Bhubaneswar only new IIT to offer it. Kudos to Prof. Acharya for his foresight.
• 2009 World Bank Rept: Secondary education in India : universalizing opportunity. pdf Vol 1 http://bit.ly/167vcJ Vol 2 http://bit.ly/3ItjpQ
• Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Orissa to have a department and programs in disability studies. http://bit.ly/1sSUt3
• RT @betwasharma Rugby in Orissa http://bit.ly/2ceJhD Nice article about Rugby in KISS, Bhubaneswar.
• Orissa CM asks for more SAI Centres in tribal districts like Koraput, Malkangiri, Keonjhar, Sundergarh and Mayurbhanj. http://bit.ly/3ryYWF
• Prof. Anil Gupta, of National Innovation Foundation mentions about a herbal fruit ripener from Orissa to ripen bananas. http://bit.ly/2isPSM
• Kapil Sibal: Will set up 1,000 polytechs, and make them quality institutions; community colleges that give diplomas. http://bit.ly/ZDYC7
• The recent (Sept 10) AIIMS Bhubaneswar tender document is at http://bit.ly/SqlEb  
• Orissa govt’s plan for PPP based medical colleges in Balasore, Rayagada and Naraj may be related to GOI initiatives. http://bit.ly/1NNNeY
• Health Ministry: PPP to upgrade district hospitals to medical colleges will be allowed in NE states, hilly states and backward states.
• Health Ministry: New medical colleges in metros to go vertical. Min required land reduced from 25 to 10 acres. http://bit.ly/5PTiJ
• Health ministry: Out of the 6 AIIMS-like institutes, 4 in Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna and Rishikesh have got clearance. http://bit.ly/5PTiJ
• HRD minister Kapil Sibal proposes a National Higher Education Finance Corporation (NHEFC) to finance higher education. http://bit.ly/t7R9x
• CRRI Cuttack ( #Orissa ) scientists have crossed soft rice (komal saul ) with high yielding rice and obtained a hybrid. http://bit.ly/6JFNS
• North Orissa University, Baripada awards 368 PG, 26 M.Phil and 6 Ph.D degrees this yr. More such univs needed. #Orissa http://bit.ly/3gAPqx
• Qualcomm & Premji Fndn to provide wireless broadbnd to schools. Pilot: 40 in Gujarat, Karnataka, #Orissa & Rajasthan. http://bit.ly/1P0vW7
• NIFT will have a 10 acre campus in Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar. Classes to start in temporary digs in Jan-Feb. http://bit.ly/zW2SM
• Nice op-ed by IIMA Prof. T T Ram Mohan on why IITs and IIMs need not immediately broaden to full-fledged universities. http://bit.ly/L33Bz
• Kapil Sibal while inaugurating CUO Koraput http://bit.ly/OP4ej Centre keen to setup international standard educational institutions via PPP
• Kapil Sibal http://bit.ly/OP4ej Companies shd setup such institutes to help students pursue higher studies in India instead of going abroad
• Sam Pitroda in http://bit.ly/19mv2B : we need to expand more colleges, more universities, more research programs, more teachers, …
• Sam Pitroda in http://bit.ly/19mv2B : Overall expansion requires not only participation from government, but also from the private sector.
• Prince dance group plan to open a dance academy in #Berhampur #Orissa. http://bit.ly/SQLbw Samaja reports that CM will give 1 cr for that.
• In Lanjigarh, Kalahandi (Orissa) Vedanta Resources runs a public school in partnership with DAV. http://bit.ly/hrKxS
• Vedanta University Project adds 139 to take the total number of students it sponsors for studying in DAV school to 414. http://bit.ly/v4zVS
• Central MOS Srikant Jena unsuccessful in convincing central gov. for a medical college in Balasore. At least he tried. http://bit.ly/3Kfwlu

October 22nd, 2009